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Praise for Bigger than Bernie

“An indispensable guide to twenty-first-century socialism from the viewpoint of clear-eyed, sharp-witted, smart, funny authors who lay bare the past failures of angry, narrow sectarianism, and offer a bold, dynamic vision for using the Sanders moment to build a stronger left. These authors, like the magazine they write for, give me hope!”

Jane McAlevey, author of A Collective Bargain

“Part history lesson, part guidebook; this is a love letter to the everyday people and movements who transformed this country, and who continue to declare that our lives have meaning and our future is worth fighting for. Bigger than Bernie isn’t just about the man who’s spent the majority of his political career on the fringes. It’s about fighters. It’s about thinkers. It’s about love. It’s about us.”

Phillip Agnew, cofounder of the Dream Defenders

“Hannah Arendt said we should ‘think what we are doing.’ And that is what Meagan Day and Micah Uetricht have done here. Their book not only examines all that democratic socialists have achieved in the past few years but also gives an exhilarating account of what we’ll be doing in the coming years. Anyone who thinks, with dread or relief, that the work comes to an end after Election Day in 2020 will think again. I’m going to keep coming back to them and their book in order to understand where and how it goes in the future.”

Corey Robin, author of The Enigma of Clarence Thomas

“Bigger than Bernie is a comprehensive and necessary read for those longing for a more humane country, and as someone who has been up-close in many of our current fights for justice, I can attest to the power of its analysis. The authors champion non-reformist reforms that arise from and propel social movements, and provide an essential roadmap for achieving permanent change. An energizing and instructive account that brings socialism into the present tense.”

RoseAnn DeMoro, former executive director of National Nurses United

“An urgent and essential text that forces us to think bigger than any one specific candidate about how to create a real and lasting politics of the multiracial working class. As chroniclers of both the Sanders campaign and the long history of class struggle, no one could better capture the promise and perils of this once-in-a-generation moment. I try never to miss a word that they write and you shouldn’t either.”

Krystal Ball, cohost of Rising on HillTV

“Day and Uetricht are two of the most brilliant and courageous intellectuals organically grounded in the marvelous militancy of the Sanders Movement. This indispensable book is a powerful, pioneering analysis of these new radical times, and a compelling vision of where it all might be going.”

Cornel West, author of Race Matters